11 days in Osaka from Sydney: the whole trip, every cost counted
A real trip planned by Trip720 for 2 adults leaving Sydney on 10 April 2027: Osaka (8 nights), with flights, stays, transfers, food, activities and the visa.
Whole trip, home to home
A$5,531
for 2 adults
Priced on 2026-10-22; flight prices are estimates from recent fares. Your own dates, home town and budget change the plan and the total.
Day 1 · Travel day: Sydney → Osaka 10 April 2027
- 17:35Set up your eSIM before you leave
- 18:05Leave home for Sydney airport
- 19:30Dinner at the airport
- 21:00Sydney (SYD) → Osaka (KIX)
Day 2 · Arrive in Osaka 11 April 2027
- 07:30Meal on board
- 08:15Land at Osaka airport (KIX)
- 09:00Osaka airport → accommodation
- 10:15Arrive at HOTEL LiVEMAX Osaka Yodoyabashi
- 10:15City tax in Osaka
- 10:30Getting around Osaka
- 10:30Rest after the long flight
- 12:30Lunch at Caffè Veloce - Yodoyabashi
- 13:30Free afternoon in Osaka
- 19:30Dinner at Kakihiro
Day 3 · Osaka 12 April 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at Doutor Coffee
- 09:00To Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden Observatory
- 09:30Free time: Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden Observatory
- 10:00Getting around Osaka
- 12:30Lunch near Umeda Sky Building Floating Garden Observatory
- 13:30To Shinsekai and Tsūtenkaku Tower
- 14:15Free time: Shinsekai and Tsūtenkaku Tower
- 16:45To a local historic site
- 17:25Free time: a local historic site
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
- 20:30Not to miss: Bunraku puppet theatre at the National Bunraku Theater
Day 4 · Osaka 13 April 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at THE CITY BAKERY Yodoyabashi Station One
- 09:00Day trip to Kyoto: Fushimi Inari Taisha
- 10:00Getting around Osaka
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 5 · Osaka 14 April 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00To Shitennō-ji Temple
- 09:35Free time: Shitennō-ji Temple
- 10:00Getting around Osaka
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 13:30To Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
- 14:25Visit: Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
- 16:55To Minoo Falls (Minō Park)
- 18:25Free time: Minoo Falls (Minō Park)
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
- 20:30Not to miss: Okonomiyaki and takoyaki street-food crawl
Day 6 · Osaka 15 April 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:05To Last-Minute Osaka 5-Highlights Tour: Castle, Markets & Dotonbori
- 09:30Last-Minute Osaka 5-Highlights Tour: Castle, Markets & Dotonboriabout 4 h · From 92.07 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.9★ (357 reviews)
- 13:45Lunch at a casual café near Last-Minute Osaka 5-Highlights Tour: Castle, Markets & Dotonbori
- 14:45To MIDOSUJI PROMENADE
- 15:05Free time: MIDOSUJI PROMENADE
- 17:05To Osaka Namba Food Tour: Small-Group with Flexible Ordering
- 17:30Osaka Namba Food Tour: Small-Group with Flexible Orderingabout 3 h · From 58.92 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.9★ (212 reviews)
- 19:30Dinner: part of Osaka Namba Food Tour: Small-Group with Flexible Ordering
- 20:35Back to your stay
Day 7 · Osaka 16 April 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Day trip to Nara-shi: Todai-ji Temple
- 10:00Getting around Osaka
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 8 · Osaka 17 April 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Not to miss: Universal Studios Japan
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 17:00Getting around Osaka
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 9 · Osaka 18 April 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Free morning in Osaka
- 10:00Getting around Osaka
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 10 · Osaka → Sydney 19 April 2027
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Free morning in Osaka
- 10:45Check out · HOTEL LiVEMAX Osaka Yodoyabashi
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 17:15Accommodation → Osaka airport
- 19:30Dinner at the airport
- 21:00Osaka (KIX) → Sydney (SYD)
Day 11 · Home again 20 April 2027
- 08:00Meal on board
- 10:15Land at Sydney airport (SYD)
- 11:00Sydney airport → home
- 11:25Home again
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